I'm a dedicated Republican and a proud party man.

As a musician you have to keep one foot back in the past and have one foot forward into the future.

I don't care much about music. What I like is sounds.

I think one of the problems the Democrats have today is that they are an elitist party.

Men have died for this music. You can't get more serious than that.

It's taken me all my life to learn what not to play.

One of the reasons we're here is to be a part of this process of exchange.

Texas is now a cornerstone of the electoral college for Republicans.

You can't steal a gift. Bird [Charlie Parker] gave the world his music, and if you can hear it you can have it.

I try to play the bare essence, to let everything be just what it's supposed to be.

The sign of a mature musician is knowing what not to play.

Moments of the Spirit of God creates wonderful words of wisdom from above uttered by mere vessels of clay

They themselves do not see the world of light as we do, but our shapes cast shadows in their minds, which only the noon sun destroys.

I admire Eudora Welty. 'Delta Wedding' is a book I've given as a present to numerous women. Eudora Welty rocks. She writes such jewel-like, fine, refined short stories.

When we talk about the healthcare crisis in America we've got to also be talking about the dental crisis and how to address it.

So you are dying for love, then," Will said finally, his voice sounding constricted to his own ears. 'Dying a little faster for love. And there are worse things to die for.

It's the first effect of not believing in God that you lose your common sense.

Humility is a priceless virtue; however, it takes a lot of self-emptying to cultivate it.

I am 5ft 6in and weigh about 11 stone - about a stone overweight, but that's because of my brain.

Many of us knuckle-dragging brush-painters think that 'behind the times' is part of our job description. Why deny ourselves the authentic journey of a time-honoured form?

Death is just a change in lifestyles.